Lake Manyara national park fees 2023 -2024 : Lake Manyara national park is a popular Tanzania safari destination well known for tree climbing lions, the soda ash lake ”Lake Manyara” that attracts thousands of pink flamingoes and one of the Tanzania biggest elephant population and the breathtaking scenery.
Lake Manyara national parkis a home to a huge population of wildlife including tree climbing lions, giraffes, wildebeests, elephants, cape buffaloes, klipspringer, shy kirk’s dik dik among others.

Below the rates for Lake Manyara national park varied from 2023 – 2024.
- Park entry fees
Peak season (16th May – 14th March) | Low season (15th March – 15th May) | |||||
Category | EA CITIZEN (KSHS) | Non-EA Citizen
(US$) |
Expatriates/
Residents Living in Tanzania (US$) |
EA CITIZEN (KSHS) | Non-EA Citizen
(US$) |
Expatriates/
Residents Living in Tanzania (US$) |
16 years and above | 10,000 | 50 | 25 | 10,000 | 40 | 22.5 |
Between the age of 5 and 15 years | 2,000 | 15 | 7.5 | 2,000 | 15 | 7.5 |
Children below the age of 5 years | FREE | FREE | FREE | Free | Free | Free |
- Activity fees
Walking safaris
Category | EA CITIZEN (KSHS) | Non-EA Citizen
(US$) |
Expatriates/
Residents Living in Tanzania (US$) |
Short walks (1 to 4 hours) for adults | 5,000 | 20 | 20 |
Short walks for children of or above 12 years | 2,500 | 10 | 10 |
Long walks (above 4 hours) for adults | 10,000 | 25 | 25 |
Long walks for children of or above 12 years | 5,000 | 15 | 15 |
Night game drives
Category | EA CITIZEN (KSHS) | Non-EA Citizen
(US$) |
Expatriates/
Residents Living in Tanzania (US$) |
16 years and above | 10,000 | 50 | 50 |
Between the age of 5 and 15 years | 5,000 | 25 | 25 |
Note: children below the age of 5 years are not allowed to participate in the night game drives in Lake Manyara national park.
Cycling
EA CITIZEN (KSHS) | Non-EA Citizen
(US$) |
Expatriates/
Residents Living in Tanzania (US$) |
30,000 | 25 | 25 |
- Guide/ranger fees
EA CITIZEN (KSHS) | Non-EA Citizen
(US$) |
Expatriates/
Residents Living in Tanzania (US$) |
|
5.000 | 20 | 20 |
Note: these fees are payable on top of conservation fees
- Camping fees
Public campsite
Category | EA CITIZEN (KSHS) | Non-EA Citizen
(US$) |
Expatriates/
Residents Living in Tanzania (US$) |
16 years and above | 5,000 | 30 | 30 |
Between the age of 5 and 15 years | 2,500 | 5 | 5 |
Children below the age of 5 years | FREE | FREE | FREE |
Special campsite
Category | EA CITIZEN (KSHS) | Non-EA Citizen
(US$) |
Expatriates/
Residents Living in Tanzania (US$) |
16 years and above | 10,000 | 50 | 50 |
Between the age of 5 and 15 years | 5,000 | 10 | 10 |
Children below the age of 5 years | FREE | FREE | FREE |
Seasonal campsite
Category | EA CITIZEN (KSHS) | Non-EA Citizen
(US$) |
Expatriates/
Residents Living in Tanzania (US$) |
16 years and above | 15,000 | 50 | 50 |
Between the age of 5 and 15 years | 7,500 | 10 | 10 |
Children below the age of 5 years | FREE | FREE | FREE |
Fly campsites
Category | EA CITIZEN (KSHS) | Non-EA Citizen
(US$) |
Expatriates/
Residents Living in Tanzania (US$) |
16 years and above | 5,000 | 50 | 50 |
Between the age of 5 and 15 years | 2,500 | 10 | 10 |
Children below the age of 5 years | FREE | FREE | FREE |
- Concession fees
Category | EA CITIZEN (KSHS) | Non-EA Citizen
(US$) |
Expatriates/
Residents Living in Tanzania (US$) |
16 years and above | 30,000 | 40 | 40 |
Between the age of 5 and 15 years | 10,000 | 10 | 10 |
Children below the age of 5 years | FREE | FREE | FREE |
- Video shooting (per group of 2-20 PAX)
Video shooting fees are payable on top of conservation fees per day to every individual, these fees apply\ for recording your own art that is movies and music
Category | EA CITIZEN (KSHS) | Non-EA Citizen
(US$) |
Expatriates/
Residents Living in Tanzania (US$) |
National park fees | 100,000 | 100 | 100 |
TANAPA HQ fees | 100,000 | 50 | 50 |
- VEHICLEE FEES
Category | Tanzania & EAC Private Foreign
Registered TShs. |
Registered US$ |
Tare weight up to 2000 kgs | 20,000 | 40 |
Tare weight between 2001 – 3000 kgs | 35,000 | 150 |
Tare weight between 3001 – 7000 kgs | 60,000 | 200 |
Tare weight above 7001 kgs – 10000 kgs | 150,000 | 300 |
Tare weight above 10 tons (prior permission from | 300,000 | 500 |
Open vehicles will be charged 50% extra of the normal vehicle fee
Note: for vehicles above 10 tons require prior permission from conservation commissioner
- FINES
Category | Fees (Tshs) |
Causing accident | 200,000 |
Over speeding | 50,000 |
- VEHICLES STATIONED IN THE PARK
Category | Fees (Tshs) |
Tare weight up to 2000 kgs | 50,000 |
Tare weight between 2001 – 3000 kgs | 100,000 |
Tare weight over 7001 kgs – 10000 kgs | 200,000 |
Tractor, trailer and boats | 50,000 |
aircraft | 200,000 |
- LANDING FEES
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Aircraft capacity Foreign aircrafts (US$) Local aircrafts Fees (Tshs) Private commercial Private commercial Up to 4 seaters 50 120 10,000 15,000 5 to 12 seaters 120 170 15,000 20,000 Over 13 seaters 170 320 – – 13 to 20 seaters – – 20,000 35,000 20 Seaters or more – – 50,000 60,000
- FILMING FEES
These fees are applicable to each per person entering Lake Manyara national park for filming purposes, these fees cover entrance, camping and filming.
US$ 250
Note: filming fees are applicable to all nationalities.
Crew fees
TShs 2,000
Note: These fees cater for only Tanzanians and include conservation fees of Tshs1000, and camping fees Tshs 2, 000. For verification of the tourists your identity card is needed, Lake Manyara national park fees 2022 -2023
- STUDENT FEES
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Category Fees TShs Conservation fee for Primary, Secondary and High School students 2,000 Conservation fee for Colleges and Universities Students 5,000 Camping fees for Primary, Secondary and High school students 2,000 Camping fee for College and University students 3,000 Huts and hostel for the students 5,000
- ANNUAL DIRECTORS’ PASS
US$ 100
Note: Annual director’s pass requires prior authorization from the conservation commissioner
- BALLOON FEES
US$ 40 per person per trip
- TOURISM INVESTMENT SITE ALLOCATION FEE AND ANNUAL LAND BASE RENT FEE
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Non-Refundable Tourism Investment Site Allocation fee (US$) Annual Land Base Rent fee (USD) Seasonal Camps
Permanent Tented Camps
Lodges 5,000 10,000 10,000 20,000
NOTE: For new investors, these fees are non-refundable
Important points to note about Lake Manyara national park fees
- Conservation fees and vehicle fees are for multiple entry
- Once paid, the park fees are non-refundable
- Valid identification is needed as proof of the status of the tourist
- All Tarangire fees are VAT (18% exclusive )
- All expatriates /foreign residents with their dependants living in Tanzania must be in possession of either of the following documents, resident permits class A, B or C, exemption certificate; temporary pass attached with Government receipt plus acknowledgement letter and Diplomatic passport or ID